[Free] Hybrid Work: Policies, Technology, Management, Communication

Learn all about hybrid working policies as well as the effects on businesses of technology, management and communication

Added on October 19, 2026 Business 2 min read

What you’ll learn

• Advantages and disadvantages of hybrid working
• Overview of policies and policy exceptions
• How remote meeting tools apply to hybrid working
• An overview of bring your own device (BYOD)
• Managing remote and hybrid teams
• Emergency situations and security considerations
• Remote connectivity in relation to cloud services

Requirements

• No previous experience required

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence

Over this course, you’ll learn all about hybrid working and some of the advantages and disadvantages that this can bring to organisations. In a 2026 world, remote working is something that employees actively look for in a job description, so knowing how to do this effectively is vital.

Some of the topics covered on this course are as follows:

* Overview of hybrid working and what this is

* Policies overview and when to apply exceptions to policies in your organisation

* An explanation of remote meeting tools and the impact of bring your own device (BYOD) on your organisation

* Some guidance on managing remote and hybrid teams

* A case study on how hybrid working might work in an IT infrastructure team

* How do hybrid working arrangements apply during emergency situations (ties closely into policy exceptions)

* An overview of remote connectivity tools as well as some information on cloud hosted services that might be relevant in a hybrid environment.

It is important to remember that every organisation will have unique requirements and some types of organisation will need employees to be on-site full time, such as desktop IT support or any other type of role that requires a permanent physical presence and is impossible to do remotely

Author(s): John Courtenay